COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR DARBY AND WALSH DENTAL HYGIENE 5TH EDITION BY BOWEN TEST BANK

COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR DARBY AND WALSH
DENTAL HYGIENE 5TH EDITION BY BOWEN TEST
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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
Bowen: Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice, 5th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. If an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygienist, within the scope of dental hygiene
practice, provides the highest quality of dental hygiene care to guide the person back to
a. a cure for their oral diseases.
b. an ideal state of oral hygiene.
c. oral wellness.
d. reversal of tissue loss.
ANS: C
If oral wellness cannot be achieved, dental hygiene care helps to attain and maintain the best
possible level of oral health.

DIF: Recall REF: 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care

2. Which provides a framework for delivering high-quality dental hygiene care to all types of
clients in any environment or professional role?
a. The Dental Hygiene Process of Care
b. The Dental Hygiene Workforce Model
c. The Dental Hygiene National Board
d. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association
ANS: A
This process requires decision making and assumes that dental hygienists are responsible for
supporting positive health behaviors and both identifying and resolving client problems and
needs within the scope of dental hygiene practice.

DIF: Comprehension REF: 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care

3. How many key behaviors, or steps, are found in the dental hygiene process of care?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight
ANS: C
The six steps include assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, planning, implementation,
evaluation, and documentation.

DIF: Recall REF: 2 OBJ: 1

, TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care